1793 - French rev writer Jean Paul Marat murdered by Charlotte Corday
1832 - Source of Mississippi River discovered (Henry R Schoolcraft)
1868 - Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lieutenant governor of Louisiana
1930 - Sarnoff reports in NY Times "TV would be a theater in every home"
1934 - Babe Ruth hits HR #700 against Detroit
1960 - Democratic Nat'l convention nominates Sen. John F. Kennedy for president
1969 - Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon
1972 - C. Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera
1977 - NYC experiences 25 hr black-out
1978 - BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent"
1978 - Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor president by chairman Henry Ford II
1982 - NL scores 4-1 victory over AL for 11th straight All-Star triumph
1985 - Live Aid, a rock concert in London, Phila, Moscow & Sydney
1987 - Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against
Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials